the unforgivable sins of today
are so few
soon the only unforgivable sin
will be not trying some of them

a wicker man robbed the cane emporium today
making off with a chair, two plant holders
and assorted placemats
police describe him as:
wicker
they won’t release the security footage
but I got it, off the net
from a wicker website
the wicker man is crying wicker tears
as he examines each chair, plant holder
and assorted placemats
cane emporium staff …

my inky girl
drawn on a post-it note
i created you
and now i ache

add another to the list
kissed kissed!
soft slip in my darkened room
as i kiss another man’s wife.

and i guess if I’m really honest
i’d say i need you baby
or something else cliché
perhaps about the desert and the rain
maybe this is better:
i was driving home, four hours
and i thought of you with another
and i really wanted to drive into a tree

sex is a sudden gift
arriving with the lust
bodies now active
amazing thumping
joy
like having a wooden structure in your yard
for all of your life so far
and then one day,
one day you realise it is an amusement park
that rude wood bolted together is not merely functional
it is pleasure and excitement and oh. my. …

once i thought a bird couldn’t sing
once i thought of this and that thing
sing to the song of the wrong
listen to the words of a song
postcards pinned and pined
dog barked and whined
a tighter height is calling
a better night is falling
my tea is sweet and green
my teeth are bright and mean
walk, …

say yes say yes
now that we aren’t who we were yesterday
biting my lip, time being bided
whatever bided means
then say no say no say no
no they don’t mean a thing

no word for my strong desire
to lick your tongue
suck on your nose
bite right under your arm
no word for my strong desire
to be owned, possessed
controlled, suppressed
to have rules laid on me
i will be disobedient
i’ll brat you, purposefully
so you’ll get angry
and spank me
i want your strong hand
around my arm
i want to surrender …

at the big dance
and many questions come
where do i go
how long have i
why did you start
i lie about why
hedge around how
the truth of why
sounds utterly ridiculous
i give brunettes smiles
blondes i mostly ignore
turn down inviting looks
can’t be distracted, searching
for my future wife